Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-07
FNDICOrT'S REPORT.
1reressed Appropriation Asked For.
Plea for FOrtificatiOns and
Public Works.
...,,onsI Encampmsnt for State Militia
., The Expense of tho Govern
ment Advocated.


rongress to-day shows the expendi-
90. by the department during the last
~. vi year were S4I.386,l56. The esti-
.,os for the next fiscal year aggregate
- ABS 7I0 agsinst an appropriation for
g.. 60, current year of s81, o55, 1902 The in
,so is csused by the Incorporation OF
!" estimate of S22, 1888, ISL for public
-,rks. including river and har
~ improvements, the expenditures
this account for the current
az amounting to only 81, sos, 400. There
.,,lso an increase Of 81, 800 900 in the
Innate for military establishments and
SoArmv end Military Academy. The
: cretsry says: The estimate for salaries
and contingent expenses fnr the ti.czI
sa,r ending June 80, 1887, are con
!!iisrsbe less than the appropriation for
.sa current year Tne estimates
~ military establishments are b8sed
Eno1 the requirements of the service.
hiring recent years the appropria ion for
.,,nsDoTtation of the army he's been iuad-
nate 10 meet the cost of transporting
~ ,rmY, and the failure 10 appropriate
tnrds for that service has caused much
snhsrrsssment and grea ly increased the
I,oor 10 settling such accounts The esti-
n,tes for improving rivers and hsrb0rs
--nre,eut the probable cost OF such i'm
-r6v-mrnts if approved by Congress.
The report RAYS Notifications, public
uorks aod grounds in the division of the
atlantic ard everywhere
Ca tn- -nUre Atlantic and gulf coast
line Of 2S70 miles eDd the northern from
~, 254O miles the sole armament is l42
fla guns, of which 1I6 are obsolete and
n very low power. Even
ne few serviceable rlfied guns
INST are mounted are but Of
lille value. Some of them are mounted
m carriages and eli are without ads quate
rrYecti00. The Secretary refers to Gen
er,l Scaoi-ld's recommendation that st
essr finch muzzle loading guns and
mor,sTs should be furnished TO each Or
-1erg post with view 10 the improve
npDt Of artillery Instructions. He says,
5owsver, thar the Department is
~s7l5 t1 comply with the
egl-st as We have no gun
s1.,s1.z for such large target practice aud
fac-rfcsl Instructions. This division i
ar,isoued manly by artillery, tOUr-hf.hs
Of to- officers and the men OF the srmy
bangs aIJaed within It's limits. Ia no
5rs1ol u be service are technical in
sruct0n aud daily experiments and
sy,fcs in use. Its weapons
81. more demanded than in the
artillery Il IS ea nestIy hODed that If
guns cannot b. h.d Tor ordinations ap-
bropHsJ0us can be made for the manu-
bC urs of enough Of the guus TO supply
he srlHeTy snd keep them from any
emergency.
THE APACHE WARRIORS.
Touching upon Geronimo aDd his fol
lovers, nov confined at Fort Pickens
s1i Mount Vernon barracks, the report
ayg they ere contented and perform
their work with alacrity. At this
tine it is difficult TO
3-i for aem permanent home for many
.assOns II is impossible to return them
to Arizona under tFe existing laws. They
cannot be taken to the Indian Territory.
Pending fnsl decision they can remain
where ny 6re.
THE OKLAHOMA DIFFICULTY.
Ia the division Of the Missouri during
1e psst year l. has zen necessary to
gr0l the Oklahoma CouutrF in
he Indian Territory To keep out intrud-
sIs snd TO protect Indian reservations. |
AcOusijerable body of troops have been
cJnsrautly engaged in this duty and there !
1sve been no serious disturbances. a !
bHd history is included IN the report Of !
the DIFF Ul5y that sr0se In August last in |
Colorado between the state authorities |
sd C1lOr9W's band Of U-es, and it is |
sid some efforts should certainly be |
Hsde Tor the restitution of their property |
% the Indians.
Tie Secretary strongly approves of the !
Hcommf8datiOn contained In General |
Sl5Tidsn's report touching the extension |
oial possible cid By the general govern
nelt 70 the national guard Of the diffsr- |
eai states, sud suggesting 8 system of |
NATIONAL euc2mpmeut for state militia s. |
he expense OF the government.
DaFENsELEss COAST.
Attention is called TO the fact that the !
oastis destitute of Notifications and |
tnament Of sll kinds, while San Fran
CISCO IS without 6 single gun which can |
oe Tired with safety with the present |
e1srges Of powder and modern prOjectiles
IN0rabie Endorsement is slsO given to
lsLeurenant Generals recommendation
lit tne strength Of the army be increased |
y $1,000, and attention is called 10
ne Importance of the increase of the ar
elery Of tle army. Schools of instruc-
N0a, the Secretary says, afford admirable !
EyS graduate courses Of study, and il |
VII be necessary, as it is desirable, that |
very CLi,er should take his course Of |
&o1y Ia order that he may be fully |
"lp1ed for his duty.
de trusts that the bill introduced in
~5 Senate st the last session, re
;lllng the examination of officers
VI promotion may be passed by G n
sFss' H thinks permanently disabled |
s-,efS should be at once retired and
.oO5s Congress will authorize sufficient
SVfesse Of the retired list to accomplish
esPurpose.
a catalogue of the army museum he
wa would be of great value to science.
! iAfge porti n of it is already prepared
:. ~ authority from Congress
~ publish it is requested.
a-s Secretary suggests that the
,.Loer OF court martial trials can be
= g.Va reduced if provision be made for
80 punishment Of minor Offenses without
!. ~Ianonlng courts martial a. indiCsted
.-s annual report OF 1886. He recon-
~ -S1aS revision of the articles of war
, Tsca have rensined substantially IN
az ned here, while in England
- elsewhere the military codes
- sa=-